Are Maryland and Delaware part of the South or North? (college, bus)

[ajf131]

Maryland and Delaware I would have to say by modern definitions fit in best as Northern states. Same with Missouri. Surveys of the populations there, specifically done by the University of North Carolina, show the former three to be decidedly Northern. West Virginia I think is the only historic border state that by modern definitions could still be classified as a border state, although the majority of its citizens do not consider it to be Southern. Kentucky is decidely Southern.

[hitek]

maryland, dc, & delaware is the south without a doubt. just because a city might have a northern like feel & because its mid atlantic does'nt mean its the north if that was the case then va & nc would be the northeast with places like raleigh-durham, cary, greensboro nc & northern va feeling northern like & they are in the mid atlantic region. someone saying i'm goin up norf to maryland sounds strange lol. they all had slaves & used to have jim crow laws 4 crying out loud & i seen confederate flags in maryland & its considered the south according 2 the census bureau

[hitek]

THIS IS THE NORTHEAST

[Billiam]

lol you really don't want Maryland to be in the north do you? haha its ok, you can keep denying the truth, that's fine with me

[hitek]

Originally Posted by kidyankee764

The Northeast is Philly to Boston - Those DC "wannabe Northerners" crack me up. The way of life (and pace of life) is completely different. DC doesn't have any of that northern grittiness that's found in Philly, New York, New Haven, Boston, Hartford etc.

MD and DE are definitely southern in nature - but Baltimore does have a lot of Northern characteristics I will admit.

i highly agree

[hitek]

Originally Posted by Spade

Hardly anyone in the South would consider Maryland or DC the south. They definitely will not consider DE the south. DC doesn't have the northern grittiness like in Philly, New York, New Haven, etc.? Are you talking about the District of Columbia. Basically, if you was to ask most people up here what region they are in, they will tell you mid-atlantic.

maybe a hillbillie from alabama or texas

[hitek]

Originally Posted by hitek

THIS IS THE NORTHEAST

NOW THE SOUTH

[Fred314X]

Perhaps this is why they were considered "border states" at the time of the Civil War?

[ajf131]

Maryland and Delaware are Northern, no question about it. They were border states in the Civil War, but their political leniences have been democratic for a long time, their modern culture and attitudes are much more like Pennsylvania's than any other part of the south. Wilmington, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C. are all definitely Northeastern in character and feel...they have twice as much in common with Philadelphia than with Richmond. Their weather is also humid-continental like...maryland and delaware are both very capable of cold snowy winters in addition to hot, humid summers. Not to mention, Southern dialect is pretty much absent in these states.

[terryclinker]

Originally Posted by blueva

They are BORDER States- they are Mid-Atlantic. Not Northeast or South.
Virginia, however is the South.

^ I agree with this.